St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-26
Cream Of the Fresh News
i From San Francisco and
e California.
The Canadian Pacific Reaping
> Advantage From the Inter-
state Commerce Law.
The Most Profitable Year That
California Has Ever Ex-
i perienced.
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Prospects Of a General Cut in
Railroad Rates---A Civil
: Service Governor.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.-The agents
of the United States Transcontinental
roads are beginning to realize the fact
that the Canadian Pacific railroad is not
entirely depending on the advantages
given it by congress, through the inter-
state commerce bill. Indications are
clearly apparent that the Canadian road
has live agents in New York, Chicago
and other Eastern cities. The steamer
Mexico, which arrived last week from
Victoria, brought seven carloads of
miscellaneous freight, all of which came
from the East by the way of the Cana
dian Pacific. Passenger business, east
and west bound, is also good, and Agent
Stern, of the alien road, is, in addition,
securing his share of the Australian
business, much to the discontinue of
the Burlington road, which has hitherto
practically mOnOpOliZed it.
One good effect of the wheat collapse
is becoming more marked each day.
The flour mills throughout California,
which were compelled to suspend Oper-
atiOnS during the progress of the deal,
owing to the high price of wheat, are
now again in full blast, and the export
movement of flour is in consequence
also rapidly improving. The two last
steamers from here for Japan and China
took 10000 barrels each to the Orient.
These we're the two largest cargoes ever
shipped from this port to Asia. The ex-
port trade to Europe, which remained
dormant during the great wheat deal,
has alsorevived. This has been
THE MOST PROFITABLE YEAR
that California has ever experienced.
Everyone who has been in any way con-
nected with fruit growing or its preser-
Walton is in a happy state of mind, as
there was Il large profit in it. The total
pack for the season has been much
greater than ever before and prices were
better. This was partly due to short
pack of peaches in the East. There
will certainly be a scarcity this season.
Local Gamers state that the demands
already made on them exceed the prob
able supply.
The annual influx of Eastern visitors
to the coast has already begun. ard the
indications are that it will be larger
than even in the extraordinary West
ward movement last year. All the rail
roads announce scarcity of rolling
stock to accommodate the passenger
traffic, and many of them, notably the
Central Pacific, Southern Pacific and
Atchison, Topeka u Santa Fe, are hay
ing large number of new cars built.
Ii Gov. Waterman is making a few
changes in the offices under his patron
lage, but they are of minor Importance.
He not only proposes to be strict prac-
tition er of civil service reform prinei-
piles, but he goes further and announces
that he will appoint no relative to Office.
1Ihe resolution was made public in de-
fhcs ~ ich or ~ !,
appOintee to the Office of register of
voters of this city was the husband of a
relative of the governor. - = -.
THE ANNUAL REPORT
OF the Southern Pacific railroad shows
that the company has earned S5O0.0OO
more during 1886 than it did the pre-
vieus year., when the receipts were
81 400, 900. On the other hand its net
earnings for 1856 were only S1,9SO,OO0,
whereas for the previous year they
amounted to 81, $50, 900. In explanation
of this the report says: ......
notwithstanding the large increase in
business, the continued rivalry of the COM
peting transcontinental lines has caused con-
siderable loss of revenue to the company
from the extremely low rates which have
been necessarily adopted, coupled with an
seldom loss without gain, the Southern Pa
cific has the satisfaction of knowing not only
that it has maintained its position in the con-
test for the tranScOntinental traffic, but that
from the great number of people who have
been pouring into our state on account of the
prevailing low rates of fare
Saturday another twist was given the
screw under which Dresbach q ROsen-
field have been squeezed of late. in order
to extract information from them. Every
overture made by creditors to effect a
settlement with them was not only re-
jected,
BUT WAS TREATED WITH DISDAIN.
An effort had also been made to re-
tute some one else, but no decision could
be arrived at, owing to differences
among the creditors. Several creditors
of each finally lost patience, and, throw
ing petitions to the winds, filed petitions
with the county clerk asking to have
Dresbach 81 ROsenfeld, respectively,
cited to show cause why they should be
adiudicated bankrupts. When the mat
ter is heard before the court interesting
developments not yet made public are
expected.
The virtual disruption of the Passen-
ger Agents association, by the refusal
of the Union Pacific to sign an agree
ment providing for $50 fine for viola
ton of any of it's condition, makes
things look squally for all the roads,,
The reason given by the Union Pacific
for refusing to sign was that the agree
ment was drawn too loosely. The gen
eral belief is that it was too stringent
for the Union Pacific, which preferred
penalty of s25 for the privilege of over
stepping it. What the outcome will be
is very doubtful. Some are sanguine
that rate war will be the result, while
tsneTS are ag eaa he anat mat
Meanwhile, intending travellers are
holding back, waiting for the expected
rate cutting, and the east-bound bust
ness also is, in consequence, somewhat
slack.